Ordinary mums Vs Yummy Mummys

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i found this for you ladies to have a giggle over. The big question is, which one are you?
Im definatly an ordinary mum :D .


On getting pregnant
Ordinary mum: keep it a closely guarded secret for a while, inventing outrageous excuses for our funny behaviour.
Yummy Mummy: takes out an ad in the Telegraph announcing her achievement and an ETA for yummy mummy junior.


On morning sickness
OM: become intimately acquainted with the toilet bowl and abandon all hope of ever holding on to our breakfast cereal.
YM: disguises her bleary eyes with Gucci sunglasses and recommends pregnancy to her friends - it's fabulous for detoxing, darling.


On pregnancy diets
OM: love the eating-for-two excuse and stuff our faces full of chocolate, doughnuts, cake and crisps.
YM: trembles in her Manolos at the thought of putting on weight and books a crisis session with her consultant nutritionist.


On the pregnancy blues
OM: slob around in our pyjamas, eating enormous tubs of ice cream and weeping over terrible daytime TV.
YM: hails a cab to see her creative healer, Nigel - proudly clutching her moonstone and practising a spot of ashtanga yoga on the back seat.


On hair
OM: put off going to the hairdresser for fear of scaring him with our wild, untamed manes.
YM: enjoys a weekly trim at John Frieda, reading Tatler and Vogue while her highlights are touched up.


On the first signs of a bump
OM: squeeze into our trusty old jeans for as long as physically possible, even though the top button's popped off.
YM: dashes to Push in Islington for some customised Earl jeans, then over to 9London for another little black dress.


On maternity shopping
OM: Pick up some bargains from the high street, hiding the credit card bill when we splash out on something special.
YM: salivates at the opportunity to buy a whole new wardrobe and enlists a team of personal shoppers. How else would she carry all the bags, silly?


On pregnancy pampering
OM: feel grateful to have 10 minutes of peace in the bathroom with a gossipy magazine and a splash of Radox.
YM: thinks that 'low-maintenance' means going a week without a pregnancy facial and massage at the Elemis Spa.


On buying things for baby
OM: borrow stuff from friends and feel rather pleased when we find a bargain 10-pack set of babygros in Asda.
YM: heads off to The Cross in West London to make a list and hires a party organiser to throw her a baby shower.


On skincare
OM: ditch cleansing, toning and moisturising in favour of an extra ten minutes in bed.
She: is soooo inspired by her fabulous 'glow' that she dreams up her very own skincare range and pitches it to Clarins.


On shoes
OM: are so alarmed by the change in our centre of gravity that we squeeze our swollen ankles into some rather large and clumpy flats - better to be comfy than clumsy, eh?
YM: is aware that motherhood means making sacrifices - and reduces the 85mm heel on her Jimmy Choos to a highly unglamorous 65mm...


On exercise
OM: pop to the local swimming pool and do three lengths, then reward ourselves with a giant chocolate eclair.
YM: slips into a Juicy Coutre tracksuit and develops a holistic fitness
programme with her personal trainer.


On underwear
OM: abandon thongs in fear of losing them somewhere they shouldn't be(!) and opt for comfort over class - it's big knickers all the way.
YM: squeezes into lacy Myla and plans to wear Agent Provocateur on her big night out at the Portland...
 
LittleRed,

I have just noticed that you're expecting baby number 2 already!!!! It seems like only yesterday that you were asking for opinions on names for Evie. I can't believe that you're pregnant again so soon! Sorry for all the exclamations, I'm just so surprised.

Congratulations. It's very hard work having two children so close together and a great strain on all your resources, but I have to recommend it. I think if you can survive the first three or four years, when they're small, then it's great after that. There are so many benefits. Was such a small gap planned?

After having two close together years ago, I'm now having another baby after a big gap and wondering how that will compare. I'll keep you posted!

Oh, I'm definitely more OM or Waynetta Slob to be more accurate :D

xxx
 
Im not a yummy mummy either! Yh congrats lil red on baby numba 2, r u mad? :rotfl: Im only joking really happy 4 u, good luck x
 
thanks girls :hug:

Wendy it was planned, but i dont think we both expected it to happen so quickly really, it took us 5 months TTC Evie and this time i fell pregnant our first time :eek: .

I know its going to be super hard with two babies a year apart, im not even going to try and kid myself. i have a great support network and just hope and pray i can cope (bit late now eh?). Thanks for recommending it, im sure i'll be glad i done it when they are both a bit older :D .
 

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